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Convicted sex offender faults a slow police chase for his frostbitten toes
BANGOR (AP) -- A convicted sex offender who's wanted in Florida got more than he bargained for when he fled into the Maine woods when approached by a detective.
Harvey Taylor lost a few toes to frostbite earlier this month, and he says it's the fault of police who were too slow in arresting him.
The 48-year-old Taylor spent at least three nights in the woods in Mattawamkeag after running from a Penobscot County Sheriff's detective.
Taylor is recuperating in a Bangor hospital while awaiting extradition to Florida for violating probation. He's also threatening a lawsuit.
He says that if Det. Timothy Jameson had done his job properly, he would still have his toes. He says he didn't realize Jameson was a detective.
Chief Deputy Glenn Ross says Jameson acted cautiously and professionally. Ross said Taylor has to live with the consequences of his own decisions.
Convicted sex offender faults a slow police chase for his frostbitten toes
BANGOR (AP) -- A convicted sex offender who's wanted in Florida got more than he bargained for when he fled into the Maine woods when approached by a detective.
Harvey Taylor lost a few toes to frostbite earlier this month, and he says it's the fault of police who were too slow in arresting him.
The 48-year-old Taylor spent at least three nights in the woods in Mattawamkeag after running from a Penobscot County Sheriff's detective.
Taylor is recuperating in a Bangor hospital while awaiting extradition to Florida for violating probation. He's also threatening a lawsuit.
He says that if Det. Timothy Jameson had done his job properly, he would still have his toes. He says he didn't realize Jameson was a detective.
Chief Deputy Glenn Ross says Jameson acted cautiously and professionally. Ross said Taylor has to live with the consequences of his own decisions.
